It is important to remember that tax %'s go up when the wealthy buy ways to not pay tax and the tax % goes down when the wealthy can't buy ways to lower their tax.
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King County OKs new sales tax
When the increase takes effect Jan. 1, it will bring the sales tax in Seattle to 10.56%, among the highest in the nation.